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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Jul 25, 2013 - 06:31pm PT
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AP,
what Gilroy refers to is about 5 miles and about 3,000' of gain.
But the North Chimney can be a shooting gallery, and many prefer the Chasm View rappel approach.
That means about 7 miles and 4,000'.
You can bivy in the Boulderfield about six or seven-hundred feet below Chasm and ditch your bivy gear, do the wall fast and light, descend the Cables rappel, pick up your gear, and head home.
Down side is if you fail on the wall there is a long walk for the gear (unless you have support).
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Jaybro
Social climber
Wolf City, Wyoming
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Jul 26, 2013 - 10:50am PT
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Cool thread
I climbed he casual route on a cold Monday in September '84. Three other attempts have been rained/ snowed off.
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TeleRoss
Trad climber
San Diego, CA
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Jul 26, 2013 - 12:44pm PT
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donini
Trad climber
Ouray, Colorado
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Jul 26, 2013 - 01:25pm PT
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Great alpine crag.....needs a retractable dome to ward off the Summer monsoonal moisture.
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Norwegian
Trad climber
dancin on the tip of god's middle finger
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Jul 26, 2013 - 01:49pm PT
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not the diamond proper,
more like the quartz periphery
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OTC
Social climber
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Jul 26, 2013 - 09:19pm PT
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Cool thread, indeed. Jay, I was thinking that we did The Casual Route in
Sept. 1980. I remember wanting to get something more committing under the belt to ease the jitters of my first trip to the Valley that Oct/Nov.
John
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Kalimon
Social climber
Ridgway, CO
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Jul 26, 2013 - 09:46pm PT
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CO Bump on a Calicentric site.
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OTC
Social climber
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Jul 26, 2013 - 10:17pm PT
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Big Square (Just to the North) Bump to the Diamond.
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Mark Hudon
Trad climber
Hood River, OR
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Jul 26, 2013 - 10:21pm PT
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I am so on this baby come September!
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matlinb
Trad climber
Fort Collins, CO
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May 21, 2018 - 08:06pm PT
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matlinb
Trad climber
Fort Collins, CO
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May 21, 2018 - 08:07pm PT
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